Demographics of Sultan city, Washington

Sultan city, Washington had 7,230 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,060 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sultan city, in four figures

7,230
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,116 ±26.; +39.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,060 people.; 36.7 ±4.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,730 ±$24,490
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sultan city, Washington's population grew 39.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sultan city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sultan city, Washington's population grew 39.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sultan city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,170	100.0	100.0
2021	5,660	109.5	100.2
2022	6,225	120.4	100.7
2023	6,530	126.3	101.6
2024	6,973	134.9	102.5
2025	7,230	139.8	103.1

Population of Sultan city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,170	—
2021	5,660	+490
2022	6,225	+565
2023	6,530	+305
2024	6,973	+443
2025	7,230	+257

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±4.6: for men 35.7 ±6.9 and for women 37.3 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sultan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	529 ±172	8.6% ±2.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,018 ±289	16.6% ±4.7	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	115 to 467	1.9% to 7.6%	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,475 ±445	40.5% ±7.3	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,054 ±282	17.2% ±4.6	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	749 ±294	12.2% ±4.8	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,730 ±$24,490, and income per person $41,151 ±$4,434, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sultan city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	0 to 132	0% to 6.1%	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	159 to 653	7.6% to 30.3%	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	99 to 433	4.7% to 20.1%	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	357 ±153	16.7% ±6.9	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	567 ±190	26.4% ±8.5	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	108 to 370	5.1% to 17.2%	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	247 ±113	11.5% ±5.1	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sultan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	9 to 693	0.1% to 11.4%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7 to 255	0.8% to 16.3%	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12 to 316	0.4% to 8.9%	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 119	0% to 11.2%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sultan city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sultan city	Washington	United States
Housing units	2,203 ±224	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.3% ±13.9	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 6.3%	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.7% ±8.9	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.3% ±7.4	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$526,100 ±$50,727	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,729 ±$153	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±5	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sultan city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,177 ±465	19.2% ±7.6	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,427 ±486	56.0% ±7.9	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 227	< 0.1% to 3.7%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	340 to 1,342	5.6% to 21.9%	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 168	0.3% to 2.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 1.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	121 to 723	2.0% to 11.8%	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sultan city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	2,852 ±355	46.6% ±5.8	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,803 ±455	29.5% ±7.4	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 128	0% to 2.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,409 ±555	23.0% ±9.1	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	226 ±105	3.7% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,183 ±558	19.3% ±9.1	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sultan city among the places of Washington

179th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Sultan city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Tanglewilde CDP	6,314 ±810
Prosser city	6,305 ±20
Country Homes CDP	6,198 ±666
Hockinson CDP	6,150 ±1,119
Tracyton CDP	6,137 ±647
Sultan city	6,116 ±26
Bangor Base CDP	6,112 ±555
Blaine city	6,100 ±32
Sudden Valley CDP	6,084 ±620
Black Diamond city	5,961 ±26
Manchester CDP	5,956 ±786

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Washington by homeownership rate
No. 7 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 15 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 26 Places in Washington by median age
No. 39 Places in Washington by median household income
No. 56 Places in Washington by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026